Network News
Latest news and updates from AustNet
Dreamflow Testlink
Dreamflow has joined tornado.no.eu.austnet.org as the second European server connected to AustNet. While the server is still being testlinked you can show your support by connecting to irc.dreamflow.nl. Check out the server application at the AustNet server application centre.
Austnet team started at Project Orca
Project-dolphin, the key stroke counting project born from curiosity, ended on the 17th of January. Shortly after, Project-orca was created to follow in its footsteps. Feel free to join the new Austnet team if you signup.
Dalnet under attack
The irc network Dalnet has been under continuous dDos attack for the past few weeks. As a result, many users have been unable to connect, and have explored alternative networks, including AustNet. Many have decided to stay, and we have produced an "ex-Dalnet user's guide" to help their transition to AustNet.
New Network Peak
On 20th January AustNet reached a new peak - with 13300 concurrent connections. Some of this growth can be attributed to gaining users from the recent DalNet misfortunes.
#Melbourne Peaking
Austnet's largest channel, #Melbourne, should peak at 1000 in the near future. The channel has been a place for Melbournites to chat since October 1997 - and currently has a channel peak in the high 900s
Austnet team reaches 23rd place internationally on Project Dolphin
The AustNet Project Dolphin team has crested 100 million keystrokes and is 23rd in ranking internationally - if you want to be part of the team, head over to www.project-dolphin.net and sign up!
General Virus Warning
Users of Austnet are warned not to visit websites messaged to them - sadly many contain malicious content which can damage your computer.
For more information, visit the Austnet Virus Assistance (AVA) website
For more information, visit the Austnet Virus Assistance (AVA) website
AustNet continues to grow
Thanks to the clients who have chosen to make Austnet their home. We value client feedback, and look forward to constructive comments which you can submit here.
AustNet Hits 6k concurrent users!
Austnet has now passed the 6,000 user mark! We wish to thank all our loyal clients for making Austnet their home.
AustNet Anti-Spamming Measures
AustNet is implementing measures to reduce and ban clients who spam or mass advertise on the network. As the code matures, these anti-spam measures will be deployed on a larger scale.